diff --git a/src/libvlr/vlr_access_req_fsm.c b/src/libvlr/vlr_access_req_fsm.c
index 95a618d..3845f26 100644
--- a/src/libvlr/vlr_access_req_fsm.c
+++ b/src/libvlr/vlr_access_req_fsm.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 	}
 
 
-	if (res.imeisv) {
+	if (*res.imeisv) {
 		LOGPFSM(fi, "got IMEISV: %s\n", res.imeisv);
 		vlr_subscr_set_imeisv(vsub, res.imeisv);
 	}
diff --git a/src/libvlr/vlr_lu_fsm.c b/src/libvlr/vlr_lu_fsm.c
index c6fd080..9a4a239 100644
--- a/src/libvlr/vlr_lu_fsm.c
+++ b/src/libvlr/vlr_lu_fsm.c
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (res.imeisv) {
+	if (*res.imeisv) {
 		LOGPFSM(fi, "got IMEISV: %s\n", res.imeisv);
 		vlr_subscr_set_imeisv(vsub, res.imeisv);
 	}